They have homeless illegals in California. They also have homeless mentally ill who could not function no matter what their government did. The third group is homeless people who are priced out of housing by supply and demand - so many illegals living 5 families to a home/apartment that a legal blue collar family cannot afford a home. That last group makes me angry at the corrupt leftist thugs who control California and don’t care about our fellow Americans. Liberals disgust me.
First and foremost, it's not a 'Democrat' thing, but rather a weather phenomonen. Hands down, no debate, California has the best climate in the world. (And please, don't bring up HI - lived/visited a million times - no comparison.) So, if you're homeless, it makes perfect sense to locate oneself in this state.
Two, as the bible states, the poor will always be with us. However, instead of taking a moralistic approach to judging bad decisions leading to financial hardships, I refer instead to the bell curve. Unfortunately, at least 5% of the general population simply does not possess sufficient cognitive ability to provide even the meanest level of subsistence support, either for themselves or anyone else.
Whether cause and/or effect from a deficient IQ, these sad creatures are the alcoholics, drug addicts and substance abusers who simply posses not even a basic animal sense of self. After years of abuse, is it any wonder they have so rotted their physical conditiond and mental facilities that they are in every sense of the word mentally ill?
Which brings up point #3: it was Reagan who closed the mental asylums and released these populations to the streets. If society had any sense, the homeless would properly viewed as individuals suffering from severe mental illness and treat/house them accordingly. Instead, everyone attempts to turn a blind eye, ignore the problem and blame the victims.
I live by the beach, and go for a walk/run almost every morning. Typically, I'm greeted with approval as I chug along as the resident homeless are cracking their first beer. They have a very distinctive vocal sound and inflection - I can tell it a mile away. It's the result of a mind rotted to an IQ of around 65 - basically, vegetables.